Life after death? : inheritance, burial practices, and family heirlooms /
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| Uniform title: | Life after death? (Greenhaven Publishing) |
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Imprint: | New York, NY : Greenhaven Publishing, LLC, 2019. ©2019 |
| Description: | 200 pages : maps ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Global viewpoints Global viewpoints. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11905098 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Death and Dying Around the World
- 1. Dying in Comfort
- 2. In the United States Culture Affects the End of Life
- 3. Advanced Directives Are Paths to Improved
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- 4. In India a Final Fast Tradition Embraces Death and Looks Ahead to Life
- 5. Having a Plan Can Ease the End-of-Life Journey
- 6. Hospice Is Still a Mystery to Many
- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography
- Chapter 2. How We Are Laid to Rest
- 1. The Burning Question
- 2. Burial Practices Are Windows to the Way a Culture Lives
- 3. The World's Cities Are Running Out of Space for the Dead
- 4. All Cultures Have Death Rituals
- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography
- Chapter 3. Inheritance and the Lgalities of Death
- 1. In England the Rules of Wills and Inheritance Are Changing
- 2. In the United States the Estate Tax Is Increasingly Inefficient
- 3. Estate and Inheritance Taxes Are a Poor Source of Economic Revenue
- 4. Death Can Result in Family Conflict Concerning an Estate
- 5. Wills Must Be Very Specific
- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography
- Chapter 4. The Legacies That Linger After Death
- 1. No One Wants Their Parents' Prized Possessions
- 2. What Happens to a Deceased Persons Estate?: Citizens Information Board
- 3. Distributing Real Estate to Heirs Can Come with Complications
- 4. Inheritable Things Matter
- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography of Books
- Index
